Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

SHP is a London-wide charity working to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives. Each day our staff work with individuals to tackle the underlying causes of homelessness, such as poor mental health or drug and alcohol dependency. From supporting people in crisis to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 7,000 lives every year.

The Lewisham VA Accommodation service is based from 3 main hubs, with the staff team offering support and housing management to 85 units across 15 separate sites. The clients are individuals with complex needs including mental ill health, substance use and offending behaviour or who may present with behaviours which can challenge.

The primary role of the project is to enable clients to understand their emotional and mental health needs and manage these effectively. Project workers will also support clients to develop their living skills, develop & manage relationships, build social networks and access education, training or employment, by completing comprehensive needs and risk assessments with clients and identifying short term objectives.

Project workers will need to be resilient, innovative, flexible and creative, with a commitment to working collaboratively and within a recovery framework. There will be an element of housing management work with the expectation that clients manage a successful tenancy before moving on to more independent housing.

The project is staffed by various Project Workers, Support Assistants and Locum Night Concierges, providing support 24 hours a day. The Project Worker role be required to work a rota inclusive of early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

Closing Date: Sunday 15th July 2018.

Interview Date: Tuesday 24th July 2018.

SHP’s attractive benefits package includes:

Competitive starting salaries which are amongst the best in the sector

A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in some services

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